Kennebunk Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for Kennebunk Beach. I’ve had a good look at the charts, and I gotta be honest with you: we are staring down the barrel of a long, quiet stretch. The next week or so is mostly a write-off, with barely a ripple worth getting wet for. There’s a brief flash of something late in the first week, but it’s a short-lived, tricky window. The combined swell energy is a paltry 49 to 77 (weak) through most of the first few days, so don’t be expecting any power behind the waves.

Starting from Friday the 24th, we’ve got tiny 2ft swell from the SE, period a short 7 seconds. The wind is onshore, making it choppy. Saturday and Sunday the 25th and 26th are similar – small, weak, and messy. There’s a little clean-up Sunday as the wind goes cross-off, but the wave height is still only 3ft and the energy is weak. The water temp is a very unusual 58°, a massive 6° colder than normal for this time of year (much colder than normal). This is a notable bite for July.

Things stay flat and poor right through Monday the 27th, Tuesday the 28th, and Wednesday the 29th. The energy does bump up a little on Tuesday to 133 (moderate) but the swell is still only 3ft from the SSE with a short period and choppy winds, so it’s not going to deliver. Wednesday does see some clean conditions with offshore wind, but the swell drops right back to 2ft.

Finally, on Thursday the 30th, we see a bump. The afternoon brings a 6ft swell from the ENE, with energy jumping to 680 (strong wave energy). The wind is a light cross-off, creating clean conditions. That’s our one standout, but the period is still only 7 seconds, so it’s a windswell, short and steep. The break itself is ‘sheltered’ and the optimum swell is from ENE, so this matches perfectly. The difficulty is for intermediates, and at 6ft, it’ll be a bit spicy for beginners. There’s a chance of crowds ‘sometimes’. So for the first week, get on it Thursday afternoon if you can.

After that brief flash, it turns right back to poor. Friday the 31st through to the end of the second week sees swells mostly under 3ft, with onshore winds and weak energy. There are a couple of clean moments with offshore wind on Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th of August, but the swell is just too small (1ft and 2ft) to do anything with. The water temp will have likely warmed up, but we’ve got no data for that.

So, in a nutshell: it’s mostly a bust. One short window on the afternoon of Thursday the 30th of July offers the only real chance at a half-decent session on a clean, 6ft wave. After that, we wait.

Rusty.

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